Our wedding was absolutely fantastic for the time it was planned in. We were due to get married the 4th of April 2020, but due to the nationwide lockdown, we decided to get married the 26th of March, the evening before lockdown. This gave us two days to plan the wedding.
We had to cancel all the plans we have already made and start from scratch as almost no one could help us at such short notice.
Our special day was not made possible by one fairy-godmother, but a team of five.
Sadly, this meant that not everyone could be at the wedding either. Out of the 4 bridesmaids, I had only 2.
Out of the 140 guests we ended with about 30.
Be this as it may, my favorite part of the day was spending the morning with a cousin I have not heard from in 4 years, getting a facial with my mom, grandma, cousin and sister, and of course saying the I Do's.
I am not really someone that loves the spotlight, but it did make me happy to see how happy the wedding made my family, particularly my mom, who put in everything to make it as special as possible in such a short timespan
We unfortunately could not go on our honeymoon, due to the lockdown It was planned for two glorious weeks in Knysna, from 6 April - 17 April.
The original look was a ballgown made in the sunset colors, and the idea was that all the guests should wear white.
Tragically the dress I had made did not come out the way it should have, so I had to find a new dress (This was 2 weeks before the original date of the wedding).
So as you can guess, I was starting to panic. I phoned every bridal dress shop in Krugersdorp, and browsed every online store. I was willing to rent a steampunk dress from Hollywood Costumes, at the end of it all.
But then, I found Oh My Gosh Bride. Run by the most amazing lady named Licinda, who helped me find a dress and a bridal look on incredibly short notice. She found me the most beautiful leaf inspired Gabbiano wedding dress, with a champagne colored skirt. It made me feel like a princess walking straight out of a fairy tale. I would have loved to pair this with a ceremony in the forest, but alas, this was not to be.
I bought gorgeous orange stiletto pumps to wear with the sunset dress, and could not find a pair of shoes I liked after the dress bust. Luckily I had an equally beautiful silver pair of open toed stilettos in my closet. I used them instead.
My makeup was done by Hannelie Burger, another amazing lady that makes dreams come true. She based my make up on my dress.
Chane did my hair, I wanted curls to flow down my back, but alas I did not have long enough hair for this look, so I spoke to my stylist and we decided that the updo would look better with my crown anyway.
The crown was really my favorite of the whole look. I ordered it online after going through an intense choosing process with my mom. I am so happy that it came in time.
I got married in the AP Church in Krugersdorp North. Due to the short notice, no guests came from far as they would not have been able to go back home before lockdown started
I started with breakfast in bed from my wonderful husband to be. Then he went off to work.
My cousin popped by shortly afterward and we went to my moms house. There, all the girls (cousin, sister, me and mom) got the best facials by my grandma - another miracle lady
After our facials me and my cousin went for milkshakes to catch up, and then got our nails done at Sorbet, as my original nail appointment was cancelled due to lockdown and I could get nothing scheduled on that short notice.
After that I went to Hannelie Burger to get my make up done. Greeted my cousin so that she could go home to Louis Trichardt and then went to OMG Bride to get my dressed and my hair done.
While I was busy getting ready for the big night, my mom and sister (Lana) was working behind the scenes with another fabulous lady known as Lee and her equally fab husband Lourie, to clean and fabulise the Church and lapa area.
I did not want any real flowers( even though I love nature and anything forest and flower themed) because I felt that they would only go to waste because I would not be here to enjoy them afterwards. I was supposed to be on my honeymoon.
So my dear friend Nadine made me beautiful satin flowers that my mom used, along with Ivy leaves to decorate the church benches with. These were made in sunset colors ( blue, pink, purple and orange).
My mom coupled these with candles everywhere, which created lovely romantic lighting.
The lapa was similarly decorated with a table setup with our vinyls for signing.
The groom and grooms men were wearing all black with sunset colored ties. Johno were wearing a white tie as he was the groom. We ordered all of them cuff links with their favorite superhero symbols to go with their black shirts.
Marin had Superman cuff links
Edwin had the Flash cuff links
George had Captain America cuff links
Johno had Thor cuff links.
The bridesmaids were supposed to wear all white due to my colored dress, but then we changed it to dresses that was sunset colors as I ended up with a white dress. I ended up with only two of the four bridesmaids.
My bridesmaids were:
My Cousin - Orange
Lana - Purple
Corinne - Red
Bryony - Blue
Bryony was stuck in Colesburg, and would not have made it back home before lockdown. She did however do a fabulous job of decorating and preparing for my Kitchen Tea.
My cousin had to go home to Louis Trichardt before the lockdown so she could also not attend the ceremony, but she spend the whole day with me before the ceremony which was a treat in itself as I had not seen her in 4 years.
Lana hosted my kitchen tea and she had my nails done before we got engaged. She was involved in my husbands elaborate engagement plans.
Corrine stood and supported me through the whole dress debacle.
Lana and Corrine attended the ceremony and was there through the whole day.
Ds Wimpie Burger. A man who is like a father to me
My photos were taken by Mishka Laubscher. She was the brilliant lady that could help me on short notice.
The wedding ceremony was taken and streamed on facebook by Jessica Du Plooy.
My photos were taken by Mishka Laubscher. She was the brilliant lady that could help me on short notice.
The wedding ceremony was taken and streamed on facebook by Jessica Du Plooy.
My photos were taken by Mishka Laubscher. She was the brilliant lady that could help me on short notice.
The wedding ceremony was taken and streamed on facebook by Jessica Du Plooy.
My wonderful miracle worker of a mother that thrives under pressure
I was transported in a Mercedes Benz driven by my bridesmaid Corrinne
Our ceremony pamphlets were designed and printed by Lee Kruger
We did not have a traditional reception. Instead, we had a short gathering with our guests to celebrate our wondrous night.
We do however plan to have a ball when life is back to normal at the Greensleeves castle.
We did not have a traditional reception. Instead, we had a short gathering with our guests to celebrate our wondrous night.
We do however plan to have a ball when life is back to normal at the Greensleeves castle.
